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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe need a good answer to the woke accusation.
For myself if woke means believing everybody is entitled to lead lives of dignity and respect I don't ever want to be tired.
texasfiddler
(1,990 posts)That seems to be the thing.
RAB910
(3,508 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)bbernardini
(9,938 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,136 posts)"I'm not woke, merely awake."
I've yet to get a follow-up.
Deep State Witch
(10,449 posts)than asleep! - Wilson Cruz
multigraincracker
(32,713 posts)You are asleep at the wheel.
blm
(113,082 posts)nycbos
(6,035 posts)There are two kinds of "woke".
The good kind of "woke" is acknowledging that many of the injustices that exist in our society is partly due to our failure to address past injustice and wanting to be part of the effort to find solutions to them to make this country better.
I'll let British YouTube character Jonathan Pie describe the bad kind of "woke".
I am willing to bet 95% of Mexicans and people of Mexican origin are not offended by a Mexican restaurant in the UK passing out fake sombreros to college students as a means of saying "hey, come try our tacos."
Paladin
(28,269 posts)What a classic Democratic thing to do: Give aid and comfort to our enemies, on the morning after an historic, unexpected victory. Can we not revel just for a little while in our success, before we once more start making things easy for people who hate our guts? If nothing else, how about we ditch the "Woke" term for another label? I love what "Woke" represents---I just don't like jerking off Tucker Carlson.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,388 posts)librechik
(30,676 posts)Kennah
(14,299 posts)hannah
(141 posts)Better Woke than a Joke
With a photo of Ron in his white kinky boots!
nuxvomica
(12,437 posts)The Republicans have a snoozing agenda, best exemplified by that lunatic clutching a pillow.
Mponti
(163 posts)Im woke enough to know its beyond stupid to think you can boost your testosterone by getting naked and tanning your scrotums.
tableturner
(1,683 posts)The sooner we ignore it, the sooner it fades away. Do NOT try to solve it! Forget it! And no more handing ammunition to our foes! Geez...we MUST use our brains a lot better.